to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
arm; skill; efforts; ability
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
after a long time; for the first time in a while
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
dozens; scores of; decades
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...